The South African commercial vehicle market got off to a mixed start in 2020, recording a 4.4% year-on-year decline in overall sales in January. According to the latest combined results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), Associated Motor Holdings (AMH) and Amalgamated Automobile Distributors […]
Two men were left injured in the early hours of the morning when two trucks collided on the N3 highway in Ashburton, KwaZulu Natal. ER24 paramedics, along with Pietermaritzburg Search and Rescue and Ashburton Fire, arrived on the scene at 02h30 to find one truck on the side of the […]
The officers responded to a call about a hijacked truck at around 23h00 on Tuesday night. They managed to trace the truck at the nearby bushes. Upon arrival they saw the suspects offloading mealies from the stolen truck into another truck. When the suspects realised that they were being persued […]
Rescue Care Paramedics were on the scene of a serious truck collision on Edwin Swales Drive near Recreation Road on the Bluff in Durban. Amazingly only minor injuries have been reported on the scene. Authorities were on scene for investigations.
The regulation that applies is reg 116. Reg 116. Categories of, and authority conveyed by, professional driving permit (1) Professional driving permits are divided in the following categories: (a) Category “G”, which authorises the driving of a motor vehicle as referred to in regulation 115(1)(a) and (b); (b) category “P”, […]
Great Wall Motors (GWM) and General Motors (GM) today announced an agreement for the sale of GM Thailand’s manufacturing facilities in Rayong, subject to government and regulatory approvals. Under a signed binding term sheet, GM Thailand and GM Powertrain Thailand legal entities, which include the Rayong vehicle assembly and powertrain […]
Whether you’re a tradesman or contractor transporting expensive tools and materials from workshop to client site, or a renewable energy specialist installing PV systems at homes or businesses, the protection of your valuable stock and customer orders while in transit against damage or loss due to an accident, theft or […]
A teenager is in a critical condition after a serious collision on the M7 Titren early this morning. Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene just after 6am to find carnage. A truck had T boned a vehicle at the intersection. Immediately more ambulances and Advanced Life Support Paramedics were […]
Emer-G-Med responded to a collision on the R40 close to Dagama Dam involving a truck and a car. Unfortunately, one person was declared dead on scene. Authorities were on scene for further investigations.
The law does not allow someone who has a previous conviction for drunken driving from obtaining a PRDP for 5 years from the conviction date. Reg 117. Disqualification from obtaining professional driving permit A professional driving permit shall not be issued by a driving licence testing centre— (a) unless the applicant […]
